The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
DIVIDING The DUTIES.
SIPS TAKEN TO ELECT AN AS
sISTANr BISHOP FOR THE
Episcopal Church Of Tennessee, to
be chosen by a Convention
at Nashville.
BISHOP QUINTARD CLEARLY DE.
FINES HIS POSITION.
Its Labors Closed, the Convention,
at $3.50 Pm, Takes a final
Adjournment.

The Diocesan Conve ltion OF the
Episcopal Onurch of Tennessee reas.
sembled for the last days session al
10 O'Clock yesterday morning The
opening services we're conducted by
the Rev. W. G G. Thompson, of Pu-
laski, and the Rev. o. NJ. GRAY, Of
Franklin. The Rev. s. A. Van Hose,
OF Alsbsms, took biz seat as a vi o..
In the Temporary absence OF Bishop
Quintard the Rev. t. F Martin occu-
pied the chair. After the reading of
the minntts the di.cu sion Of The pro-
pcs.d incrs aie Of the bishops salary
from $500 to $1,000 was lesumed The
increase was order ed.
The following was offered by Mr.. u.
L. Thomas, Of Columbia:
Resolved, Thati the opinion Of this con-
venuon, and according TO the wish OF our
diocesan, the time has arrived for granting
his earnest appe al for an Sssltttnt bishop,
who shall exercise his functions in this do
cese. Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That q committee Of three lay
men be appointed, who shall appoint sub
committees, TO raise the sum OF 5000 yearly
for five years, to be promised by individual
pledges, for the support of said assist mt
days the sum having been raised, tho bishop
or president Of the standing committee 10
call an especiai convention, which shall sit
at Nashville for the election o the same.
The resolution was dit ed at con-
siderable length, and then Nh. &. T.
Riddle, Of Pulaski, moved that the
convention proceed at once to the
election OF al assistant bishop. The
motion was earnestly comba ed, and
Mr.. Ridley finally withdrew it.
The resolutioGs offered by Mr.
Thomas were Il en- put ald adopted.
DR.. W. @. Gray made report upon
the purposts and work OF the Ameri-
can Church BuildiI & Fund,
The Committee on the State OF tie
Church, through II. r. Howard, the
chairman, reported that during the
past year there were 5l7 baptisme,
34l col Fl. nations, and the comm
cants number 9703, against 40Sl last
year. A number Of the parishes have
failed to report, and the chairman &C.
counts for the apparent falling Of in
communicates to that defect He
urges more prompt attention to this
important matter, and says IN It sta.
tistics cannot be properly atteL ded to
and kept up unless this is done. The
gross re;eipts the pasr yer we're 800,
1854 "a, against $83, 1874 81 last year.
No Iepor were received from st.
Johns, Ashwood; Immanue, La.
Grange; st Johns, Buytyn; Church
of the Holy Gross, Mount Pleasant;
81. Psul's, Upton; St. Make, Will
Transport, and the parish of Wythe. st.
Johns, Knoxville, has provided rec
tory during the year. s.. Psul'e, Chat
tanoogs, is building one; also Sln-
day tchoolroom. The m ssion OF st.
George, to be known as Grace church,
has been put on q solid basis, a liberal
hearted member of st PauPs having
provided for the cree ion Of church
as a memoria to bis daughter and en-.
dowed 1t with $500 per snpum. At
South PittsbuJg the church has been
complsted and a iFsctoLy 10 going up.
At Tullahoma O chancel has been dec.
GRATED and the rfcory enlarged. The
church at Sbelbyville has been reno
vsted At Monttagle the Church OF the
Holy Communion has been finished.
At Pulaski the church will be esdy by
autumn. AT Columbia the Chapel OF
the Advent has been built. Christ
chur, b, NJ shvllie, is about completed
At Trenton the Church OF the Holy
Innocents has been nea ly comp eted,
and is occupied. CIR. CO church, Mem
phiq, has purchased rec DRY, The
emit debt of Emmanuel chuICh,
Memphis, has been pad ofC Vesta
chairs at Columbia, Pulaski and Jack
son. The Hospital OF the Good Snep
herd has been established at Nash
vile, Il Q Cottage HosptSl at Mem.
phis. IL is h1l eIul sign of spiritua
life wien the church is thus awaken
ing to the importance OF the practical
work Of mercy.
At half past u o'clock the conven.
ton took recess until 2:30 O'Clock
d. m.